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Alaska Supreme Court· 9/25/2009

Beal v. McGuire

Citations

  • 216 P.3d 1154
  • 2009 WL 3049674

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that \[clourts may consult extrinsic evidence without first finding that an agreement's words are ambiguous\
  • holding one-dollar offer of judgment invalid and reversing award of attorney's fees
  • reversing entry of Rule 68 attorney's fees where offers were \effectively zero in what appear[ed] to be a good faith dispute\
  • considering validity of nominal offers of judgment made at outset of litigation
  • $1 offer invalid when made 30 days after litigation began and when “good faith dispute involv[ed] potentially substantial damages”
  • given timing and amount of offers, they “could not be considered valid offers of settlement or compromise, or valid attempts to encourage negotiation”

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Judges: Eastaugh, Carpeneti, and Winfree, Justices

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